Asus Motherboard P5E3 Deluxe with Embedded Linux Boot

by Shivaranjan on October 14, 2007

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Asus has launched P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP motherboard that features a embedded Linux distro a.k.a Splashtop which comes with Firefox and Skype installed. When you use this motherboard you are given a option to boot using the embedded Linux operating which boots within 15 seconds and you would be able to access Firefox and Skype or the operating system of your choice. This means that you would be able to browse, chat and call your friends or families in within a few seconds of switching on your computer

The motherboard would sell for USD $350 (INR 14,400) which is pretty costly but I would say it is worth that much with the specifications it has got.

Shivaranjan.com’s take on this:

Now question that comes to my mind is how are the consumers like you and me going to update the software as Firefox and Skype get frequents updates. I guess this would be done by the flashing the ROM that holds the embedded operating system.

Dell offers somewhat similar feature in its laptop which is also called Dell Media Direct which boots Windows quickly from the hard disk drive and you can watch movies and even access your office documents but you cannot browse the Internet. Well I may opt for this motherboard if it comes to India not for the embedded Linux that it offers rather for the other features that this motherboard offers.

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